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Prioritizing physician well-being prioritizes patient health

Solving the burnout crisis in medicine requires strategy and collaboration—tenets of AMA’s successful Joy in Medicine program. 

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Making telehealth flexibilities permanent is the right call 

Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth.

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Naloxone can sustain our progress in fighting overdose deaths

Fatal drug overdoses fell 25% last year, sparking hope. Here are five practical steps we should take next to save lives.

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Unchecked power in PBM industry puts patients at risk of harm

The combination of low competition among pharmacy benefit managers and high vertical integration with insurers poses significant risk for patients.

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Slashing NIH funding imperils the foundation of medical research

For more than a century, NIH-sponsored research has played a critical role in improving the nation’s health. This vital work must continue. 

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Top medical journal editors defend their standards, independence

The editors-in-chief of JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine speak up for system that pressure-tests the science and resists ideology.

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Why AMA’s president feels called to improve the nation’s health

After surviving a brain tumor, AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, MD, has been on a “journey of revelation” about the U.S. health system.

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Action must follow pledges on prior authorization reform

The latest pledge by heath plans to reform the onerous prior authorization process must be followed by concrete action that fulfills those promises. 

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